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Chrome: If you’re annoyed by animated GIFs or just want to pause them to catch a certain frame, Paused! is an open-source Chrome extension that freeze frames GIFs with a single click.

Install the extension, reload Chrome, and from then on any animated GIF you come across can be halted with a simple click. Click once to freeze, click again to unfreeze. It’s a one trick pony but if the ride you want is to Frozen GIFville you’re in luck.

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In Firefox you can get this functionality with the web developer toolbar. Amongst its countless functions it has an option to deactivate animated graphics. There is also a switch to permanently apply this behaviour.